Cultivator.



L. E. JONES.

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Y APPLICATION FILED SEPT l2, 194- 1,1 91,006. Patente-ad July 11, 1916.

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CULTIVATOR.

Specification of Letters Iratent. i Patented'July 11, 1916.

i 'Application led September 12, 1914. Serial No. 861,347.

To all 'whom t may concern Be it known that I, Lnwis E. JONES, a citizenof the United States, residing at Bonneau, in the county of Berkeley andState of bouth Carolina, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Cultivators; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relatesto cultivators, and the primary object oftheinvention is the provision of a cultivator which embodies cultivatingshovel carrying beams which are adjustable vertically andhorizontally'of the cultivator frame upon the manipulation of a pair oflevers for adjusting the shovelto accommodate various features arisingin the cultivation of grain. 4

With the foregoing and other objects in view this invention consists inlsuch novel lfeatures of construction, combination andarrangement ofparts as wlll be hereinafter on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is adetail view of the shovel carrying beam supporting bracket. Fig. 4 is adetail view of the manner of connecting the supporting frame of thecultivator to the axle thereof, and, Fig. 5 is a detail sectional viewofv a part of the cultivator construction.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, l designates they tractionwheel carrying axle of the cultivator, which has traction wheels 2mounted upon the spindle' ends thereof. The axle l of the cultivator isprovided with openings 3, through which bolts 4 are inserted. The bolt-s4 are also inserted through .spaced openings formed in therearlongitudinal side of a rectangular frame 5, which frame is constructedof angled arms. The frame construction includes two sections 6 and 7,which have the ends of their rear sides facing each other and connectedby a bar 8. The forward end of the sections 6 and 7 are benttransversely to the length thereof and have a tongue 9 of the ordinaryconstruction securely :attached thereto in i pillow blocks 11, 12, 13and 14 secured to the upper surface of the-horizontal portions thereof,which pillow blocks receive the ends Y ofV rods 15 and16. The rod 15 hasits terminal ends mounted in the pillow blocks 11 and 13 while the rod16 has its ends mounted in the pillow blocks 12 and 14. The rods 15 and16 areheld for rotation within the bearings formedin the pillow blocksby U- shaped bolt 17, which have the terminal ends of thelegs thereofscrew threaded'for receiving` nuts. The U-shaped bolt 17 is placed sothat the vertexes thereof will encompass the upper half of the rods 15and 16 and bind them Vwithin the bearings 18 formed in the pillow block.The legs of the U-sha'ped bolt 17 extend through Vopenings formed in thehorizontal portion of the ends of theframe 5 and are'held securely inposition by nuts 19 which are adjustably mounted upon the screw threadedterminals ofthe bolt. The rod-s 15 and 16 have supported thereby plowbeam supporting brackets 20 and 21, which brackets have auxiliaryguidyllg'brackets 22 secured thereto for permitting of vertical movementof the plow` beams 23, whichare held connected to the supportingbrackets 20'and 21 by the guiding bracket 22. The brackets 2O and 21have transverselyv extending cuffs 24 and 25 formed thereupon throughwhich the rods 15 and 16 extend. The brackets 20 and 21 havetransversely projecting ears 26 and 27 formed nected links 28 which havetheir outer ends Y with respect to veach other and consequently spacingthe shovels 33 which `are carried by the lower end of the shovelcarrying beams 23 in spaced relation with each other.

The shovel carrying standards 2.3 are provided `with a plurality ofopenings 3-1, one of which is provided for receiving pins 35 forconnecting the shovel carrying beams to levers 36. The levers 86 arepivoted as at 37 to the brackets 20 and 21 and they have foot pedals 38secured to their outer ends which project beyond the rear edge of therectangular fai-me 5. rIhe tongue 9 has one end of a bracing bar 40secured thereto, which bracing bar extends rearwardly and has its rearend connected to the rear side of the supporting frame 5 and is providedfor the attachment thereto of a seat supporting spring (not shown). Thebracing bar 4:0 is provided with openings (not shown) through which therods 15 and 16 extend.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings the advantages of the construction and of the method ofoperation of the improved cultivator will be readily apparent to thoseskilled in the art to which this invention appertains and, while in theforegoing description, the principle of the operation of this inventionhas been described together with various features of construction, it isto be understood that certain minor features of construction,combination and arrangement of parts may be altered to suit Practicalconditions provided such alterations are compreliended within the scopeof what is claimed.

What is claimed is 1. In a cultivator, an axle, a substantiallyrectangular frame having the rear side thereof secured to said axle,rods carried by said frame and extending transversely across the same,brackets adjustable along the length of said rods and supported thereby,rock shafts rockably supported by said rectangular farme and pivotallyconnected to said brackets, levers connected to said rock shaft wherebysaid brackets will be moved longitudinally upon said rods upon therocking of said shafts, cultivator shovel carrying beams adjustablycarried by said bracket.

2. In a cultivator, an axle, a substantially rectangular frame havingthe rear side thereof secured to said axle, rods carried by said frameand extending transversely across the same, brackets adjustable alongthe length of said rods and supported thereby, rock shafts rockablysupported by said rectangular frame and pivotally connected to saidbrackets, levers connected to said rock shafts whereby said bracketswill be moved Copies of this patent may be obtained for transverselyupon said rods upon the rocking of said shafts, cultivator shovelcarrying beams carried by said bracket, said cultivator shovel carryingbeams being provided with a plurality of spaced openings, leversconnected to said shovel carrying beams and pivotally connected to saidbrackets, whereby said' shovel carrying beams will be adjustedvertically upon the pivotal movement of said levers.

8. In a cultivator structure, the combination, of an axle, a rectangularframe having its rear side attached to said axle, a pair of spaced rodsextending transversely across said frame, a pair of substantiallyU-shaped brackets having horizontal bearing bosses formed upon andextending transversely from the upper ends of the legs of said brackets,said bosses being slidably mounted upon said rods, cross bars connectingthe upper ends ofthe legs of said brackets, angled levers pivotallyconnected to said cross bars, said levers being rockably supported bysaid frame for shifting said brackets transversely upon the rods uponrocking` movements of said levers, and cultivating shovel carryingstandards carried by said brackets.

4. In a cultivator structure, the combination, of an axle, a rectangularframe having its rear side attached to said axle, a pair of spaced rodsextending transversely across said frame, a pair of substantiallyU-shaped brackets having horizontal bearing bosses formed upon andextending transversely from. the sides of the upper ends of the legs ofsaid brackets, said bosses being slidably mounted upon said rods, crossbars connecting the upper ends of the legs of said brackets, angledlevers pivotally connected to said cross bars, said levers beingrockably supported by said frame for shifting said brackets transverselyupon the rods upon rocking movement of said levers, brackets secured tosaid cross bars, cultivator shovel carrying standards slidably extendingthrough said` last named brackets, foot levers adjustably connected tosaid standards and pivotally connected to said U-shaped brackets formoving said standards vertically upon pivotal movement of the footlevers.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEWIS E. JONES.

fitnesses v J. EVA EDWARDS, DUELLA I. EDWARDS.

ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D.C.

